. >> and the letter that i wrote was returned to me, addressee unknown. that's it. i'm out of luck. >> reporter: and that was that. until that day last year when george told mark his story. this time mark sent some letters off himself. these were returned with a very different message. >> it was the letter saying that i am an eagle scout. and they gave me the date of march 10th, 1944. and there wasn't a dry eye in the place. >> reporter: george had always told himself the eagle scout thing didn't bother him too much, but perhaps down deep, it really did. >> on my honor, i will do my best. >> on my honor, i will do my best. >> reporter: which is why this past sunday meant so much. 68 years, 9 months and 7 days late, george maher got his pin, his patch, got what he had earned. ultimately what's in your chest matters so much more than what's on it. in george maher's case, though, those two finally match. >> nothing could make that story better, right? i wanted the story to keep going. did you see the young man who pinned the eagle scout medal on george? that's his gran